Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says the Government is working to address the inefficiencies at the National Water Commission (NWC) to improve its operations. “We are in the process of fixing the NWC to be fit for the purpose that Jamaicans need it to be,” Mr. Hill said,...

The National Water Commission is advising customers in some sections of St. Ann, that their disruption in regular water supply is as a result of power supply outage at the Blackstoneage and New Hope Pumping Stations. The issue has been reported to the power service provider and regular operations will resume once power supply is restored at the facilities. Impacted areas are:...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising that, operations have been suspended at the Dantrout and Niagara facilities in St James as well as the Sherwood facility in Trelawny, due to high levels of turbidity. Customers are being assured that operations will resume as soon as the turbidity subsides. The affected areas include Dantrout, Marchmont Road, German Town, Seaford Town, St Leonard,...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising that high turbidity levels have forced the shutdown of operation at several facilities in the Western section of the island. The affected facilities and areas served are:   St. James  Cambridge Treatment Plant- (Bickersteth, Seven Rivers, Richmond Hill, Shortwood, Cambridge, Ducketts, Grange, Bethel Town, Argyle Mountain,Greenwich, Retrieve, Lambs River)     St. Elizabeth   Siloah- (Union,...

The National Water Commission wishes to advise that high turbidity issues, blocked intakes and power supply issues have forced the shutdown of a number of water supply facilities situated in the Eastern end of the Island (St. Andrew, . These issues which have resulted from the persistent and severe rainfall have disrupted regular water supply operations at the following sites....

An electrical problem which developed at the Two Meetings Water Treatment Plant in Manchester has stalled normal operations at the facility. Consequently, the following communities in Manchester and Clarendon are without piped water:   Two Meetings                                                              Baileston  Spaulding                                                                     Teak Pen  Frankfield    The NWC is monitoring conditions on the ground and will dispatch a team to assess and effect repairs...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says that an additional water shop will be built in Commodore, Portland, to better meet the needs of residents. Speaking in the community on Friday (June 11), the Minister said that the new facility, which will be built shortly, will bring to two, the number of water shops serving Commodore....